Returning home full of a sense of accomplishment, mom had already prepared dinner.
"You're back. Were you good in class today?"
"I was very good! By the way, mom, I chose my primary and secondary magic today!"
"Huh!!! What? Honey, come quickly! Our son has chosen his primary and secondary magic!"
"Really? Son, son, did you choose wind magic?"
Hearing the news, dad ran over quickly.
"It must not be. Our son must have chosen water magic, right, son?"
Mom looked at me with hopeful eyes.
My mom is an intermediate water mage, and dad is an intermediate wind mage. They have been arguing about what magic I should specialize in since I was born.
Looking at their hopeful eyes, wow, what should I do? I forgot about them. I quickly had an idea. Right, I'll answer them like this.
"No, no, neither. The primary magic I chose is neither wind nor water."
"What?" They looked at me in surprise together.
"Then what did you choose? Could it be earth or fire? You unfilial boy! How dare you not choose the same type as me, mom? You won't get any pocket money this month! Hmph!"
"Is your little butt itching?" Dad looked at me threateningly.
"No, no! Mom, dad, don't be angry. I didn't choose fire or earth either. The primary magic I chose is light magic. I have my reasons, and it's all for you!"
"What! For us?"
"Yes, of course for you, and also for the harmony of our family. Let me explain. You see, if I chose water magic, dad would definitely be unhappy. If I chose wind magic, mom would definitely not spare me. So I didn't choose either of these two. Fire magic is incompatible with mom's magic. For my gentle, beautiful, and kind mom, I certainly can't choose it. And for my handsome, suave, and tall dad, I certainly can't choose earth magic, which is incompatible with wind magic. So I chose light magic, which is compatible with the whole family. I did it for the happiness of all members of our family!"
As I spoke, I looked at dad and mom with teary eyes.
They looked at each other. Mom came over and hugged me gently.
"Our Elian is so good, thinking about mom and dad."
Dad also came over and hugged both of us. I loved this harmonious atmosphere so much. I didn't expect a little lie and a few compliments would make them so happy. Hehe.
"Elian, you must study hard in the future. At least aim to become an advanced mage!"
"Yes, dad. I won't let you down."
Mom suddenly seemed to remember something. "Elian, it seems that light magic has no offensive spells in the primary and intermediate stages. Very few people learn it now."
"It's okay. Don't worry. I will definitely become an advanced mage!"
Become an advanced mage? Who wants to work that hard? Otherwise, I wouldn't have chosen light magic. Hehe, I'll just get through this first.
"Alright, let's eat. Let's celebrate Elian's choice."
It was a quiet night.
The next morning, I was woken up by the sun and mom together. After breakfast, Od came to pick me up.
"Elian, let's go to school. We're going to be divided into classes today."
"Coming, coming. Let's go!"
Just like yesterday, we stepped into the classroom just in time.
The old witch walked in.
"Alright, students, be quiet. Now we're going to divide into classes. All students from the 5 classes of your grade have chosen their primary and secondary magic. The 5 classes will be reorganized and divided into new classes according to the department you chose. The basic situation is as follows: 3 fire magic classes, 2 water magic classes, 2 wind magic classes, and 1 earth magic class. Now I'll announce which class each student is in. When I call your name, go to the corresponding department to report." Fire magic's attack power is unquestionable.
Huh? Why isn't there a light magic class? A big question mark popped up in my mind.
"Tang Di. Na, Fire Magic Class 1; Richard. Sen, Fire Magic Class 1... Od. Lin, Water Magic Class 2... ... ..."
All the students except me got their classes and left to report to their respective departments one by one. After the last student except me went out.
"Elian, come with me. I'll take you to meet your teacher. Since you chose light magic, which no one has chosen for more than 10 grades, the school specially arranged a teacher to tutor you individually."
Ah! No way! Individual tutoring? It must be a teacher with a good temper. Please don't be like the old witch, otherwise I'm doomed. (I've suffered enough from the old witch!) Thinking, I walked out of the classroom with the teacher.
We came to the 3rd floor of the school's teacher office building. Huh? Isn't this the principal's office?
"Come on, Elian, let's go in." Seeing me hesitating, the old witch pulled me.
"Oh, okay, teacher."
As soon as I entered the principal's office, I saw the kind principal sitting behind the desk. He smiled at me gently.
"Teacher Lin, this is Elian from your class who chose light magic. Let me introduce you. This is Grand Mage Xi Yu. Xiu, who specializes in spatial magic and minors in light magic."
I followed the principal's hand and looked. Ah! Is this going to be my teacher from now on? A 50-something old man, dressed impeccably, energetic, wearing a purple mage robe. There were four stars on the mage badge on his chest. (A mage's rank can be seen from the badge; each promotion adds one star. Magic apprentices have no stars.) He had a straight face, looking very fierce.
"Hello, Teacher Xiu. I'll leave Elian in your care from now on."
"Teacher Lin, you're welcome."
"You are Elian Rayner. From now on, follow me and study magic hard. I'm very strict. I hope you can study diligently, and I will try my best to pass on what I've learned to you."
What could I say? I was already dumbfounded. Why did I forget this? It seems I'm going to be cannon fodder in the future. So miserable! God of Creation, you're so unfair to me!
"Thank you, teacher. I will work hard."
It seems that I have a lot of hard days ahead.
Walking home, Od asked me who my magic teacher was. To save face, I lied and said it was a very kind teacher. Od was extremely envious and said the homeroom teacher of their class was very fierce. Fierce? Could she be fiercer than Xi Yu. Xiu, this old man? Sigh, now I can only hope that Xi Yu. Xiu has a heart attack tonight and can't give me classes tomorrow!
Xi Yu. Xiu, who was eating dinner, sneezed. 'Who's cursing me?'
Later historians commented on Xi Yu. Xiu: If it weren't for Grand Mage Xi Yu. Xiu laying a solid foundation for the Son of Light in his childhood, there might not be peace in the world.
But how was this so-called solid foundation laid? Thirty years later, when the Son of Light had become a Great Magister, he still couldn't help trembling when he heard the name Xi Yu. Xiu.